Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Science

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Great Britain

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Great Britain. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 07 Oct 2026

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10/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 438

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:06

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. Our Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Acast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	99	Megaphone	83
2	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	181	BBC	38
3	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	458	Acast	38
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	540	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
6	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
7	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	719	Simplecast	48
8	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1146	Simplecast	62
9	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
10	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	250	BBC	38
11	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
12	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	872	Simplecast	63
13	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	363	BBC	38
14	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	97	Megaphone	63
15	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
16	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	24	Omny Studio	79
17	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
18	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
19	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	474	Megaphone	53
20	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
21	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1300	Acast	48
22	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
23	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1133	Audioboom	48
24	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	700	Megaphone	63
25	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
26	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
27	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	25	Megaphone	48
28	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	28	BBC	38
29	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
30	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	812	BBC	28
31	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
32	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	320	Megaphone	53
33	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
34	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
35	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
36	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
37	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	160	Buzzsprout	48
38	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
39	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
40	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
41	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
42	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
43	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	863	Omny Studio	48
44	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
45	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
46	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
47	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	247	Spotify for Podcasters	28
48	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
49	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
50	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
51	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
52	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
53	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
54	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
55	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
56	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	18	RSS.com	47
57	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
58	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	628	Spreaker	54
59	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	916	Libsyn	68
60	Show Me the Science with Luke O'Neill	Newstalk	Science	261	Sharpstream	32
61	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
62	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	479	Megaphone	63
63	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1975	Simplecast	58
64	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	754	ABC Australia	32
65	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	112	Buzzsprout	69
66	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
67	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1604	Unknown	48
68	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1355	Megaphone	58
69	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	276	Omny Studio	63
70	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	736	BBC	28
71	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	755	Megaphone	59
72	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	608	Acast	63
73	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
74	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
75	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	960	Megaphone	63
76	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	381	ART19	42
77	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	614	Simplecast	63
78	Professor Brian Cox Live Q and A Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	3	Soundcloud	32
79	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
80	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
81	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
82	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	784	Spreaker	59
83	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	375	Megaphone	73
84	Stroud's Wild Valleys	Al Booth	Science	2	Acast	63
85	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
86	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
87	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	811	Acast	59
88	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
89	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
90	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
91	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	22
92	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
93	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
94	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
95	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
96	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	498	Libsyn	49
97	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	190	Omny Studio	48
98	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	409	Simplecast	43
99	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	461	Spreaker	59
100	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

The podcast landscape in Great Britain is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Great Britain.
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